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Vilcha

Ukraine / Zhytomyrska / Narodychi /
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An urban-type settlement whose entire population was evicted as a result of the Chornobyl accident. It was part of the Poliske district and was subordinated to the former Vilcha town council.
Abandoned in 1992 due to Chernobyl Disaster radiation. Residents evacuated to Baryshivka near Kyiv and also to Vilcha in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
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Coordinates:   51°22'15"N   29°25'1"E

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  • kostyan (guest)
    Vilcha is abandoned since 1992, not 1986
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